Community health workers in Rusizi district have said that inadequate knowledge on non-communicable diseases negatively affects their performance as they fail to tip citizens how they should act when they fall sick.
They revealed this mid last week to the senatorial commission in charge of social welfare and human rights during their tour in Rusizi, assessing and monitoring the implementation of government policies of fighting non communicable diseases.
Community health volunteers explained that they nowadays come across cases of illnesses in communities which they can’t explain to citizens since they are not trained.
“The ministry of health has trained us on some diseases but we are still unaware of other non communicable diseases including diabetes, blood pressure, cancer and hepatitis, “said Bizimana Innocent, one of Rusizi community health volunteers.
“We have inadequate knowledge on non communicable diseases since we didn’t get any training. There should be trainings on such diseases so we can explain to citizens other than murmuring, “said Kanyarwanda Rashid.
Honorable Niyongana Gallican said that after touring various districts, they will sit together with stakeholders to find a lasting solution.
“We are touring the country. After the tour, we will compile and compare identified problems which will enable us to establish the weight of the problem and collectively seek sustainable feasible solutions,” he said.
Diabetes and blood pressure are said to dominate other non communicable diseases in Rusizi district.
Information from World Health Organization indicates that five million people across the World die of non communicable diseases every year.
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